Another Alchemy book, custom order.
Size: 1.8 x 1.4 cm (0.70 x 0.55 inch). This book saddle-stitched hardcover book, covered in leather. All is done from scratch. Papers are tea-dyed (Earl Grey) , headband and bookmark are hand-weaved.
There's 35 pages+endpapers, covered with 67 drawings of alchemy symbols, decorations and lettering, all done by hand. There are numerous "damages" made on book inside and out, burns, stains, rips, so it would resemble old, used book. Covers are gilded with pva/gold paint method.
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Without drawings (empty book with just covers in the same fashion): 35$ for "real" materials one, 25$ for the "faux" materials one. Whole shipping on me (as with all my customers) and a 5$ discount if you order something else as well.
Just let me know over the notes, if you want one.
Your miniature books are a constant inspiration for me. I want to become a bookbinder myself; I have tought myself the basics, and I'm going to start an apprenticeship at a school for people with disabilities (I'm so happy they offer this not-so-common profession there! Otherwise I wouldn't be able to pursue this). It's going to be hard work, but art like yours always shows me how worthwile this is.
Did you have a bookbinding apprenticeship, did you take courses, or are you self-taught? I bet you had to come up with a lot of the techniques yourself, working at such tiny scales.
Second, I am incredibly happy for you and wish you the best of luck in this wonderful profession and learning it! Yes, it will be a hard work learning this, but an beautiful, satisfactory one and I'm completely sure you will enjoy it, too.
Third, to answer your question: beside of being a professional artist, my real profession is restorer/conserver of art, specialized in religious icons...In order to learn that, I had to learn calligraphy and through calligraphy I got interested in old texts and books. Then that interest pushed me further into bookbinding and my own curiosity for miniature things, into miniature books.
Lol, a long way...Actually, I never had any courses of bookbinding, but kept taking advices from professionals here and there (whenever I caught the chance, lol), until finding my way through it. And by now, sure, I come up with few techniques for this and that that help me through.
If you ever need any help, advice or anything of the sort and feel I could help, feel free to note me anytime...I will be more than glad to answer to any question and help if I can. Actually, for someone like you, it will be a pleasure.